Aluminium International Today News
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Rio Tinto Alcan: French Government wants 'firm' discussions over plant closure plans
Arnaud Montebourg, the French Minister for Industrial Renewal, is looking forward to a 'firm' discussion with Rio Tinto Alcan over its proposed September 2012 closure of the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne aluminium smelter.
20 July 2012 -
World Energy Forum 2012: Dubal to be a lead sponsor
With 2012 designated the UN's International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) has signed up as a lead sponsor of the World Energy Forum 2012, which this year will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre (22-24 October).
20 July 2012 -
Kentucky, USA: Century Aluminium power negotiations mis-fire
Century Aluminium's Hawesville smelter in Kentucky, USA, is on shaky ground as negotiations between the American aluminium producer and Big Rivers Electric Corp (BREC) have faltered.
19 July 2012 -
Europe: Aluminium beverage can recycling rate for 2010 hits 66.7%
The recycling rate of aluminium beverage cans in Europe and including European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) nations reached 66.7% in 2010, an increase of 2.4% over the previous year, according to figures produced by the European Aluminium Association (EAA).
18 July 2012 -
Russia: Kumensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works buys cutting lines from Heinrich Georg GmbH
Russian aluminium producer Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works (KUMZ) has awarded Heinrich Georg GmbH the contract to supply two cut-to-length lines and one slitting line to help process aluminium coils with a strip width of up to 2,800mm in width.
18 July 2012 -
Novelis: The world's biggest drinks can recycler sets up dedicated procurement business
Novelis, a global leader in rolled aluminium products and the world's largest recycler of aluminium cans, is to establish a procurement organisation specifically for used beverage cans (UBCs) following a recent announcement that it was withdrawing from its Evermore Recycling joint venture with Alcoa.
18 July 2012
